Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism . J. Fignre This Figure represents Assyrian priests offering in thepresence of what is supposed to be Baal — or the representa-tive of the sun god and of the grove. The first is typified bythe eye, with wings and a tail, which make it symbolic ofthe male triad and the female unit. The eye, with thecentral pupil, is in itself emblematic of the same. Thegrove represents mystically le verger de Cypris. On theright stands the king; on the left are two priests, the fore-most clothed with a fishs skin, the head forming the mitrethus showing the origin of
Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism . J. Fignre This Figure represents Assyrian priests offering in thepresence of what is supposed to be Baal — or the representa-tive of the sun god and of the grove. The first is typified bythe eye, with wings and a tail, which make it symbolic ofthe male triad and the female unit. The eye, with thecentral pupil, is in itself emblematic of the same. Thegrove represents mystically le verger de Cypris. On theright stands the king; on the left are two priests, the fore-most clothed with a fishs skin, the head forming the mitrethus showing the origin of modern Christian bishops pecu-liar head-dress. Arranged about the figures are, the sun ;a bird, perhaps the sacred dove, whose note, coa or coo, has,in the Shemitic, some resemblance to an invitation toamorous gratification; in Latin cot, coite ; the oval, symbolof the yoni; the basket, or bag, emblematic of the scrotum,and apparently the lotus. The trinity and unity are carriedby the second priest. Figure 2 is copied from an ancient copper, v
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